Trevor Cooney

Trevor Donald Cooney (born August 1, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Leyma Coruña of the LEB Oro.

Trevor Cooney
Free agent
PositionShooting guard
Personal information
Born (1992-08-01) August 1, 1992
Wilmington, Delaware
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolSanford School (Hockessin, Delaware)
CollegeSyracuse (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016Baskonia
2016Rasta Vechta
2017Long Island Nets
2017–2018Coruña
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
2010 San AntonioTeam

High school career

Cooney, a 6'4 guard, grew up in Wilmington, Delaware and attended the Sanford School. He led the Warriors to two state championships. By the time Cooney graduated, he was the school's all-time scoring leader.[1]

College career

Cooney red shirted his freshman season at Syracuse with the Orange, since he realized that minutes were limited in a back court that also contained Scoop Jardine, Brandon Triche, Dion Waiters, and Michael Carter-Williams. On Syracuse's 2012–13 Final Four team, he played infrequent minutes. In his final three seasons, he started 102 consecutive games. In his red shirt senior year, he became the first Syracuse player in school history to play for two Final Four teams,[2] averaging 12.7 points per game for the season.[3] Cooney scored 22 points, on 9-of-18 shooting from the field, in his final game in an Orange uniform, an 83–66 loss to North Carolina. Cooney scored 1,437 points in his college career, and he shot .337% from the 3-point range. His 281 made three-pointers trails only Gerry McNamara and Andy Rautins, in the school's record books.[2]

Professional career

On August 15, 2016, Cooney signed for the Long Island Nets of the NBA Development League.[4] In August 2016, he joined Baskonia for the preseason.[5] One month later, he extended his contract for two more months.[6] On November 11, 2016, he signed with Rasta Vechta of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[7] On December 30, 2016, he parted ways with Vechta after averaging 3.4 points per game.[8] On January 18, 2017, he was acquired by the Long Island Nets of the NBA Development League.[9]

On August 5, 2017, Cooney signed with Leyma Coruña of the LEB Oro.[10]

In June 2018, one of Cooney's best friends Sean Locke committed suicide. Since then, Cooney has become an advocate for mental health awareness. He is a board member of the Unlocke the Light Foundation which sponsors a basketball tournament in his honor.[11]

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Cooney competed in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Boeheim's Army; a team composed of Syracuse University basketball alum. In five games, he averaged 6.8 points and 2.0 rebounds per game to help lead Boeheim's Army to the Semifinal Round where they fell 81–77 to the eventual champions Overseas Elite.[12]

References
  1. Frank, Martin (June 22, 2016). "Ex-Sanford star Trevor Cooney hopes for his NBA chance". The News Journal. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  2. Waters, Mike (April 3, 2016). "Trevor Cooney (a guy who's all about Syracuse) ends career on high note". The Post-Standard. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  3. Serby, Steve (March 30, 2016). "Syracuse's Trevor Cooney gets his dream college finish". New York Post. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  4. Ditota, Donna (August 15, 2016). "Former Syracuse basketball guard Trevor Cooney signs with D-League team (report)". The Post-Standard. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  5. "Trevor Cooney joins baskonista preseason". baskonia.com. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  6. "Baskonia tabs rookie shooter Cooney". EuroLeague.net. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  7. "Trevor Cooney: RASTA holt neuen Guard nach Vechta" (in German). rasta-vechta.de. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  8. "Rasta Vechta signs Larry Gordon, parts ways with Trevor Cooney". Sportando.com. December 30, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  9. "Long Island Nets Acquire Trevor Cooney". NBA.com. January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  10. "Trevor Cooney nova incorporación no persoal do Leyma Coruña". basquetcoruna.com (in Spanish). August 5, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  11. Gutierrez, Matthew (December 11, 2019). "A friend's suicide spurred former Syracuse guard Trevor Cooney to become a mental health advocate". The Athletic. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  12. https://www.mystatsonline.com/basket/visitor/league/card/card_basket.aspx?IDLeague=43627&IDPlayer=350981
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